Exam 3 Flashcards
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Corrected Calcium calculation
Corrected Ca = Measured Ca + 0.8*(4 - serum albumin)
HCM management
- Hydration
- Diuresis with furosemide
- Bisphosphonates: zoledronic acid > pamidronate
- Adjunctive: calcitonin, denosumab
ANC calculation
ANC = (% segmented + % bands) * WBC/100
What is febrile neutropenia?
- Severe neutropenia ANC <500
- Fever (101+ F)
FN low risk criteria
- MASCC 21+, CISNE <3
- Outpatient when having fever
- No comorbid illness requiring hospitalization
- Short duration <7 days
- Good performance score ECOG 0-1
- No hepatic or renal insufficiency
FN high risk criteria
- MASCC <21, CISNE 3+
- Inpatient when having fever
- Comorbid illness or clinically unstable
- Prolonged duration 7+ days
- uncontrolled/progressive cancer
- Hepatic or renal insufficiency
- pneumonia or other infections
- HSCT or hematologic malignancy
FN high risk empiric therapy
- Pip/tazo, cefepime, meropenem, imipenem/cilastatin
- Carbapenems if ESBL
FN low risk empiric therapy
- Cipro + amoxicillin/clavulanate
- Cipro + clindamycin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin
FN Vanco addition
- MRSA or PCN-resistant
- Skin and soft tissue infection
- Pneumonia
- IV catheter-related infection
- Gram+ culture
- Clinical instability: HoTN, shock
TLS complications
- Hyper: phosphatemia, kalemia, uricemia
- Hypocalcemia
- AKI
TLS uric acid abnormality
> 8.0 mg/dL
TLS phosphate abnormality
> 4.5 in adults, >6.5 in children
TLS potassium abnormality
> 6.0 mg/dl
TLS calcium abnormality
Corrected calcium <7.0 mg/dl or measured calcium <1.12
TLS low risk management
IV fluids, allopurinol, daily labs
TLS intermediate risk management
IV fluids, allopurinol, labs Q8-12H
TLS high risk management
IV fluids, rasburicase, labs Q6-8H, cardiac monitoring
TLS established management
IV fluids, rasburicase, labs Q4-6H, cardiac monitoring
TLS fluids backbone
crystalloids
TLS hyperkalemia backbone
- Stabilize myocardium: calcium gluconate/chloride
- Intracellular shift of K: regular human insulin, sodium bicarb, albuterol
- Elimination of K: loop diuretics, sodium polystyrene, sulfonate, hemodialysis
TLS hyperphosphatemia backbone
Calcium carbonate/acetate, Sevelamer, Lanthanum
TLS hypocalcemia backbone
Treat if symptomatic with IV Ca2+
TLS hyperuricemia backbone
- Allopurinol
- Rasburicase: high UA >7.5
Breast cancer risk factors (12)
- Female
- > 65 yrs
- non-Hispanic whites & blacks
- Higher endo/exogenous estrogen exposure
- Genetic mutations: BRCA1/2, TP53, PTEN
- FH of breast & ovarian cancer
- Personal hx of BC
- DCIS, LCIS
- Benign breast disease
- Breast density
- Prior thoracic irradiation 10-30 yrs
- Environment/lifestyle